Accounting Manager, AKASA
$95-130k
+ Equity
AI-powered automation for the healthcare revenue cycle
Job no longer available
AI-powered automation for the healthcare revenue cycle
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$95-130k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable human health by building the future of healthcare with AI.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of finance and planning experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Prior experience working in managed services companies is a plus
- Proven experience hiring and managing a team
- Advanced skills in spreadsheets (Excel, Google Docs), accounting software, and databases
- Keen analytical skills: ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize, organize, and respond effectively
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be responsible for supervising, monitoring and evaluating all day-to-day accounting activities.
- You will establish financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting financial information
- Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department
- Process month and year-end process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, account reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, debt activity, etc
- Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements
- Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles
- Coordinate and complete annual audits
- Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions
- Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
- Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
- Payroll processing
- Prepare local and state business reporting requirements
Our take
The US healthcare system is both financially and operationally complex, costing patients and providers an estimated $500B annually in medical billing and insurance administrative expenses. AKASA, formerly Alpha Health, addresses this issue with its Unified Automation™ technology, designed to streamline revenue cycle operations and ease the healthcare burden.
AKASA's approach combines human expertise with AI-driven automation. Its machine-learning tools are supported by revenue cycle specialists who handle complex cases and refine the algorithms. This blend of human and machine intelligence could reshape the healthcare industry.
If successful, AKASA's model could serve as a blueprint for other sectors, demonstrating how automation and human oversight can work together to solve complex operational challenges.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2024
$120m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$60m
SERIES B
Total funding: $205m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
- Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Generous parent leave policy
- Full employee coverage for life insurance
- Company-paid holidays
- 401(K) plan
Company values
- Lead with empathy: We embrace a spirit of generosity, kindness, and inclusivity
- Commit to excellence: We hold ourselves, our work, and our culture to high standard
- Empower yourself & others: We act with autonomy and authenticity, while allowing others to do the same
- Be brave: We shoot for the moon with our ideas and challenge the status quo
- Build trust: We deliver on our promises to each other and our clients
- Play the team: We know that we're better when we work together as one team and support each other
Company HQ
The East Side, South San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Malinka Walaliyadde
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Counsyl and Corning Life Sciences. They have an Engineering degree from Cornell University.
Varun Ganapathi
(Co-Founder & CTO)They have successfully started two AI companies prior to AKASA. One was acquired by Google and the other by Udacity.
Andy Atwal
(Co-Founder & VP of Engineering)Prior to AKASA, they were the founding Software Engineer at Counsyl, a health technology company offering DNA screenings for various diseases.
Ben Beadle-Ryby
(Co-Founder)Previously, they were a Partner at the Advisory Board Company, where they oversaw revenue cycle consulting and technology.
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